Looking N from 2 S of Farmer SD, tornado about to cross Highway 25 in eastern Hanson County. A digitally enhanced version better defines elements of the dust cloud and tail cloud.

Looking NE from 2 S of Farmer SD, tornado between Highway 25 and the Hanson/McCook County line. Note tiered/circular structure to the storm updraft region. RFD dust and poor contrast hide the tornado even in this enhanced version.

Looking WNW from 5 ESE of Spencer SD, tornado between Highway 25 and the Hanson/McCook County line.

Looking WNW from 5 ESE of Spencer SD

Looking W from 4.5 ESE of Spencer SD

Looking W from 4.5 ESE of Spencer SD

Looking W from 4.5 ESE of Spencer SD

Looking W from 4.5 ESE of Spencer SD

Looking W from 4.5 ESE of Spencer SD

Looking W from 4.5 ESE of Spencer SD

Looking W from 4.5 ESE of Spencer SD

Looking W from 4.5 ESE of Spencer SD

Looking W from 4.5 ESE of Spencer SD

Looking W from 4.5 ESE of Spencer SD, tornado near Hanson/McCook County line and approaching Spencer

Looking E from 2 SSE Farmer SD (Highways 38/25 intersection). Photographer could only
see rain wrapping around the mesocyclone. Tornado has become hidden behind precipitation from the
western perspective.

Looking W from ESE of Spencer SD. A 2.14 MB segment of MPEG video
by Nick Nicholson was shot from 8 miles S of
the (invisible) tornado at the same time as Cheryl's
last still image.

Other storm spotters and observers having pictures of the Spencer tornado are
encouraged to add their imagery to this collection and provide their accounts
of the tornado. Proper credit and copyright acknowledgement will be given.
E-mail
roger.edwards@noaa.gov for more information.